Article 73HXJ CIA publishes recruitment video aimed at disaffected Chinese soldiers

CIA publishes recruitment video aimed at disaffected Chinese soldiers

by
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
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Army in turmoil after Xi Jinping placed top general under investigation for suspected corruption last month

The CIA (the US's Central Intelligence Agency) has published a Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese soldiers, in an apparent attempt to capitalise on the recent instability in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) after a series of high-level purges.

The video, published on the CIA's YouTube channel on Thursday, is titled The Reason for Stepping Forward: To Save the Future.

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